Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable)A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.

    any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries

  2. (countable)The edible red berry of that shrub.

    Cranberry, Moosbeere, Kranichbeere

    клю́кваkljúkva, клю́кваkljúkva

    журавли́наžuravlýna, журавли́наžuravlýna

    very tart red berry used for sauce or juice

  3. (countable, uncountable)An intense red colour, like that of a cranberry.

Examples

26 sentences
  1. Tom wants to eat some cranberries.

  2. I don't like cranberries.

    ruЯ не люблю клюкву. — marafon

    deIch mag keine Preiselbeeren. — wolfgangth

  3. I like cranberries.

    ruЯ люблю клюкву. — marafon

    deIch mag Preiselbeeren. — mramosch

  4. Tom likes cranberries.

  5. There are lots of cranberries there.

Translations

9 languages
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berry:
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berry:
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berry:
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Origin

Adapted in the 1640s from Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German Kraanbeere, from Kraan m (w

Adapted in the 1640s from Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German Kraanbeere, from Kraan m (which means and is cognate with crane) + Beere f (which means and is cognate with berry). Equivalent to cran- + berry.

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